Like to know a little more about the programme for our “Strength of Character” Festival event on Saturday 27th September? Here’s a handy guide.

11.00 Welcome and introductions

11.10 Two Shakespeare Characters for the Price of One – Gerard Boyce

11.30 Robert Louis Stevenson’s First Love: A Study in Quiet Determination – Ali Bacon, author of The Absent Heart

11.50 Writing Villains You Love to Hate – thriller writer AA Abbott, author of Run for Your Lies

12.10 The Human Interest Brothers: Dickens & Character – Lucienne Boyce, author of Bloodie Bones

12.30 Shedding the Shadow Self – Helen Idris-Jones author of Missing Ella

12.50 Story Time #1: Mark Rutterford performs “No Help at All”, a short story written especially for this event

1-2pm Lunch Break, Book Sales, and Viewing of Philip Ringland’s sculpture entitled “Don Quixote”

2.00 Story Time #2: Stefania Hartley reads a short story from her Sicilian collection, “Drive Me Crazy”

2.10 To Travel is To Meet Yourself: Stories of Self-Discovery – Lorna Fergusson, author of “One Morning in Provence”

2.35 The Lively Character of Rivers – Sarah Siân Chave, author of Hafren: The Wisdom of the River Severn

2.55 The Global Portrait Project: Telling the Story of Environmentalists Changing the World for the Better – James Nickells, medical professional and local portrait artist painting the world

3.20 The Strength of Character Required to be an Author – panel discussion with Frances Evesham, author of 11 mystery novels, and Lorna Fergusson, writing coach, editor and author, chaired by Debbie Young, HULF Founder & Director

3.55 Time for a Poem: Author Trevor Stubbs reads “Manning the Bookstall”

4.00 Closing Remarks & Thanks

For more infomation about the guest speakers, click here.

As ever, this will be a quick-fire day that keeps you on your toes – and thankfully also supplies you with tea, coffee and cake to help you keep up with it all!

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